Groove High

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Groove High
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Created byFrédéric Puech
Virgile Troullot
Starring Jonathan Bailey
Samantha Barks
Opening theme"When You Got Friends"
(Performed by Jonathan Bailey and Samantha Barks)
ComposersEric Renwart
Marja Supponen
Country of originFrance
Ireland
Belgium
China
Philippines
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producersFrédéric Puech
Laura Perkins-Brittain
Paul Cummins
Producers
  • Baljeet Rai
    Siobhán Ní Ghadhra
  • Line producer:
    Marc Boucharlat
  • Co-producers:
    Serge de Poucques
    Sylvain Goldberg
    Jun Camerino
    James Chen Gu
    Adrian Politowski
    Gilles Waterkeyn
Production locationFrance
Running time22 minutes
Production companiesPlanet Nemo
Telegael
Nexus Factory
Jetoon Animation
Philippine Animators Group Inc.
Original release
Network Disney Channel
Release10 November 2012 (2012-11-10) 
9 March 2013 (2013-03-09)
Related
Untitled Groove High reboot (2024)

Groove High is a musical-comedy television series which aired on Disney Channel from November 2012 to March 2013. A mixture of live action and animation, the series centers around touring rock pop stars Tom played by Jonathan Bailey and Zoe played by Samantha Barks as they reminisce their time at their performing arts high school Groove High. [1] An upcoming reboot of the show was announced, which will premiere on Cartoon Network and stream on Max in 2024.

Contents

Premise

Each show begins in live action whereby Tom Mason (Jonathan Bailey) and Zoe Myer (Samantha Barks) are two rock pop stars touring with their band. Between shows they like to remember the good old days at their performing arts high school Groove High. As they remember key events the show presents their memories as animated flashbacks. Their memories are often slightly distorted or exaggerated and Tom and Zoe's live action counterparts frequently interrupt the flashbacks to disagree about how it really happened.

Production

Groove High is co-produced by French company Planet Nemo, Irish company Telegael Teoranta and Belgian company Nexus Factory, which co-own copyright to the series. [2] Voice recording work for the animated sections began in April 2010, with live action filming completed at Telegael Teoranta in Ireland in October 2011. [3] [4] Animation was completed by Chinese company Jetoon Animation and Filipino company Philippine Animators Group Inc., who also co-produced the series, which also co-own copyright to it. [5] All music in the show including the theme song were originally written arranged and recorded by Belgian composers Eric Renwart and Marja Supponen, then sung by lead actors Bailey and Barks. [6]

After the show ended, Bailey and Barks worked together again for the musical The Last Five Years at The Other Place in London, in 2016. [7]

Cast

Main

Supporting

Broadcast

The series aired on Disney Channel in the UK, France, Portugal, Italy, Spain, Australia, and New Zealand. It also aired on Kids Central in the United States, Teletoon+ in Poland, BBC Kids in Canada, Nickelodeon in the Benelux, Germany and Scandinavia, Arutz HaYeladim in Israel, PBS in Malta, TG4 in Ireland, Televisa in Latin America, YLE in Finland, TV5 Monde in France, MBC 3 in the Middle East and E-Junior in the United Arab Emirates. [8] [9]

Episodes

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  2. "Disney Channels orders French kids series Groove High | Page 19101". TBI Vision. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  3. "Disney Channel UK To Premiere New Series "Groove High" November 2012". DisneyChannelEars. 29 October 2012. Archived from the original on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  4. "Bliss to break-up: Samantha Barks's marriage breakdown stage role". BBC News. 19 October 2016. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  5. "Parallels H-Sphere pasi.com.ph". www.pasi.com.ph. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  6. "Best Jonathan Bailey TV shows - from Bridgerton to Crashing". Radio Times. Archived from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  7. Khan, Jessica. "THE LAST FIVE YEARS, Starring Samantha Barks & Jonathan Bailey, Begins Tonight in London". BroadwayWorld.com. Archived from the original on 19 April 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
  8. Dickson, Jeremy (31 October 2012). "International broadcasters rock to Groove High". KidScreen. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 8 December 2012.
  9. "Groove High". TVGuide.com. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Last Tango at A-List"10 November 2012 (2012-11-10)
Zoe enters Tom in a song-writing competition, but doesn't think he'll have a chance of winning using the school's old studio, so she sneaks him into A-list's smart new studio.
2"The Inside Man"11 November 2012 (2012-11-11)
Notoriously nasty TV talent-show judge, Sneerly Cruwell, is coming to audition kids for his show. Tom is sure to win until Duke steals his song.